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今天李华和Michael在对话里使用的两个常用语,一个是:to ditch,另一个是:to hit the spot。现在Michael 正在图书馆里做功课,李华来找他。 1 ]$ S# x X0 b9 F- `' a7 s/ e
0 E7 a4 b4 b0 @0 e# BL: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?; A) W# V3 z* b1 |
7 U8 q0 n- ]7 {. B; v zM: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place.
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8 \; R* W% Q% V8 \& B3 |/ LL: 你没法动脑筋,因为这儿太闹。你还说什么来啦?Ditch this place,什么意思呀?
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M: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.( S7 A! |, \8 m$ V3 u
4 p% m+ z8 L" h" K- e3 DL: 噢,to ditch 就是你不想再呆在那个地方,想赶快离开。你的意思就是要马上离开图书馆。不对啊,ditch 这个字不是可以解释为地上挖的沟吗?你说的 ditch 是同一个字?# v5 F1 s, i9 n3 s; j$ G
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M: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
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L: 原来是同一个字,同样拼法,但意思不同。噢, Michael, 再举个例子给我听,好吗?' v- U4 M& K0 S* e7 X+ V
, s. k0 w. c7 G3 ^% v! \" hM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.
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L: 你的意思是 to ditch 不仅可以指地方,还能指人。 上次我们跟 Mary 一起去看电影,看完电影我们俩没跟 Mary 打招呼就走了,这就可以说:We ditched Mary,对不对?
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# `7 I; \+ Z, k1 J8 }M: That’s correct.6 j( _2 |& w! T j9 @
- m6 G4 p+ M9 ?* [L: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...
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M: To ditch work.
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L: 不想去开会。。。
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" q A& A- z8 X1 `0 g3 Y5 u: ~ g1 [% VM: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.
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L: 我知道,那是不想去音乐会。要是和朋友约好了,可是又不想去了,那该怎么说呀?6 o0 { j7 o9 P$ v* S3 M
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M: To ditch my friend. Hey, can we ditch the library now! I am really tired and could use some coffee.
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3 S3 h$ `8 L7 J3 J, yL: Ok, ok。让我们离开这图书馆吧。你累了,想喝咖啡。走,去校园外的那个咖啡馆吧。
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9 [% Y2 n- m% P/ m( t/ F" R( P- LM: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.: R* f. G0 G% a
. I0 r, _) h) A, }" xL: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。
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M: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.
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3 ]4 F6 a ~3 R) o! W! ~" ZL: Thanks!
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; W6 z3 u! I0 w [0 BM: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.
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9 I7 Y3 t! S/ w Z- }8 dL: 对,咖啡是不错,你已经觉得清醒点儿啦!我可不信咖啡的作用就那么快!对了,刚才你说: " It really hits the spot? To hit the spot 不是击中要害吗? 你刚才说的好象不是这个意思。你怎么老是说一些怪里怪气的话。
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M: Hit the spot means to satisfy one’s need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot.
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L: 原来hit the spot 就是满足一个人的需要。你刚才很想喝咖啡,喝了就感到非常过隐,很痛快。Hit the spot 是哪三个字组成的?
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M: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."
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L: 中文里也有这个说法。肚子非常饿的时候去吃饭。吃饱了就感到心满意足。洗个热水澡真痛快,那该怎么说?
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& C. G+ L2 B1 x! X B2 Q' b* BM: A hot bath would hit the spot.4 H) X# Y6 r7 i* Z5 i
2 E T a1 E% ?7 u1 m1 yL: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?
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M: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry., S* l9 Y% S% |2 v
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L: 好家伙, 喝了咖啡,又肚子饿了, 要去吃汉堡包。这回我可不奉陪了, I have to ditch you now. 再见了!7 _6 O. p5 [' ~3 c4 V
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M: Ok. Bye. 再见。7 y8 X$ P. D" Q7 }, N. r0 s5 Z
4 G. J/ L" P r. tMichael 和李华在对话中用了to ditch 和 to hit the spot. To ditch表示 要离开某个人,因为你不想跟他在一起了;或表示要马上离开一 个不想再呆的地方。To hit the spot 是感到过隐,觉得很痛快。 |
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